free Exercise Clause
the Supreme Court ruled that a federal law prohibiting polygamy did not violate the First Amendment's. Individuals have the right to hold religious beliefs,
reynolds v. united states
Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments to the constitution which guarantee certain personal freedoms to all people
the Supreme Court ruled that Sunday blue laws, prohibiting the sale of certain items on Sundays, did not violate the First Amendment's Establishment or Free Exercise Clauses. The Court found that while the laws had religious origins, they now served a secular purpose
McGowan V. Maryland
Civil Liberties
Protections against government
the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Connecticut's law requiring a permit for religious solicitation was unconstitutional, violating the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
cantwell v. connecticut
Civil Rights
the positive act of the government they seek to make the guarantees of the constitution a reality for all people
the Supreme Court held that a state's denial of unemployment benefits to a Seventh-day Adventist fired for refusing to work on her Sabbath violated the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment
sherbert v verner
Alien
foreign-born resident
is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court holding that the First Amendment protects students from being forced to salute the American flag or say the Pledge of Allegiance in public school
west Virginia board of education v. Barnett
Due process Clause
part of the constitution that prevents state from denying people their basic rights